100 WORD FILM REVIEWS / Underwater

Underwater: B-

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When the survivors of an underwater drilling crew must evacuate their site, they must fight unknown cephalopod-like organisms to reach the surface before time runs out. A strong ensemble cast led by Kristen Stewart and potent thrills provide oxygen to the otherwise predictable Underwater. While it will most likely draw comparisons to similarly plotted disaster/sci-fi/horror flicks like Leviathan or—the granddaddy of all claustrophobic creature features—Alien, Underwater contains enough genuine scares, humor, and narrative drive to propel it toward its explosive conclusion. What the film lacks in originality, it makes up for with likable characters and grit.

Sean Woodard, Film Editor

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